Mrugesh Patel — Senior Network Security Engineer

Camping World · Chicago, IL

Firewall · AVI Load Balancer · NSX Networking · Azure

• ▸ Design and deploy Palo Alto firewall solutions; develop and enforce policies, rules, and segmentation strategies for compliance.
• ▸ Deploy and operate NSX, AVI Load Balancer, and Global Protect VPN; migrated NSX-T load balancer to AVI with VIP and GSLB configuration.
• ▸ Mentor junior engineers; build automation scripts and training to improve efficiency in security operations.
• ▸ Conduct firewall capacity planning, security assessments, and audits; evaluate new tools and Palo Alto features.

Mastercard (Contract) · Remote

Security Assessments · Automation · Data Center Buildouts

• ▸ Reviewed solution designs, data flow diagrams, and network changes against security standards.
• ▸ Built scripts and tools to automate security assessment workflows; trained engineering teams on the new tooling.
• ▸ Provided security engineering support for new data center buildouts; integrated security requirements into design and implementation phases.

Jones Lang LaSalle · Chicago, IL

Firewall · Azure · AWS · Terraform

• ▸ Designed and implemented Azure networking infrastructure (VNets, subnets, ExpressRoute, VPN, Load Balancer) for hybrid environments.
• ▸ Automated firewall policy implementation and Azure network architecture using Python, Terraform, and Octopus Deploy.
• ▸ Maintained Cisco ISE for 802.1x authentication; configured BGP/OSPF and managed Cisco Nexus, Catalyst, ASA, and FirePower.
• ▸ Deployed Aruba SDWAN as proof of concept; integrated Splunk and ThousandEyes for traffic monitoring and anomaly detection.

Jones Lang LaSalle · Chicago, IL

Firewall · Load Balancer · Web Proxy

• ▸ Awarded CI&A Team Award; became SME for Cisco Meraki technology across the organization.
• ▸ Led migration of all wireless platforms to Wi-Fi 6, transitioning APs and WLCs to Cisco 9000 series.
• ▸ Configured and deployed Cisco ASR 1000/7000/9000 routers; managed VLANs on Nexus 7K/5K and downstream devices.
• ▸ Designed F5 virtual servers and global Load Balancer for VPN appliance connections to data centers; implemented firewall and WAF policies.

Mississippi College — Office of Global Education · Clinton, MS

Tier 1 / 2 Support

• ▸ Achieved 89% incident resolution rate without escalation; received Achievement Award for outstanding dedication to the office.

Dynovis IT Services Pvt. Ltd. · Ahmedabad, India

Firewalls · Routers · Switching

• ▸ Migrated Checkpoint VPN rules to Cisco ASA; led migration from Juniper NetScreen SSG-550 to Palo Alto 5000.
• ▸ Designed and configured MPLS, VPN, and SSL VPN connections on Checkpoint, Juniper, and NetScreen devices.
• ▸ Configured L2/L3 protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, MPLS, HSRP, VRRP) on Cisco ASR and Nexus equipment.